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DUC 2002 GUIDELINES (956 words) |
 | DUC is part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, Translingual Information Detection, Extraction, and Summarization (TIDES), which specifically calls for major advances in summarization technology, both in English and from other languages to English (cross-language summarization). |
| DUC 2001 data was available as training data for DUC 2002, once the short application had been submitted (see "Call for participation" below) and the required permission forms were signed. |
| The test data for DUC 2002 was distributed at the end of March and results were due for evaluation mid-April. |
| DUC position onf Avian Flu | Ducks Unlimited Canada (394 words) |
| DUC recognizes that avian flu is a public health concern, that it is a global issue and that it is continuously evolving. |
| DUC will direct all queries to the lead government agencies at the federal, provincial and municipal levels in Canada (as identified by www.pandemicinfluenza.gc.ca). |
| DUC is committed to working with others to ensure that effective solutions to prevent the spread of avian flu take into consideration the need to conserve Canada’s wetland habitats, of which up to 70 per cent have already disappeared in settled areas. |
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